http://www.downhomeradioshow.com Down Home Radio is a hardcore, unreconstructed, paleo-acoustic folk music program. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:06:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 2006-2007 eli_smith@hotmail.com (Down Home Radio Show) eli_smith@hotmail.com (Down Home Radio Show) 1440 http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/images/dhrspostcard.jpg http://www.downhomeradioshow.com 144 144 Down Home Radio is a hardcore, unreconstructed, paleo-acoustic folk music program. Down Home Radio Show Down Home Radio Show eli_smith@hotmail.com no no http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2011/02/roscoe-holcomb-from-daisy-kentucky/ http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2011/02/roscoe-holcomb-from-daisy-kentucky/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:57:11 +0000 admin http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2011/02/roscoe-holcomb-from-daisy-kentucky/ http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2011/02/roscoe-holcomb-from-daisy-kentucky/feed/ 1 http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2010/10/lomaxs-southern-journey-reissued/ http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2010/10/lomaxs-southern-journey-reissued/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 02:39:50 +0000 admin http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2010/10/lomaxs-southern-journey-reissued/ http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2010/10/lomaxs-southern-journey-reissued/feed/ 0 http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2010/06/photos-from-the-festival/ http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2010/06/photos-from-the-festival/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:38:45 +0000 admin http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2010/06/photos-from-the-festival/ http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2010/06/photos-from-the-festival/feed/ 0 http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2010/04/folkstreams-net/ http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2010/04/folkstreams-net/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:23:34 +0000 admin http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/?p=1040 http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2010/04/folkstreams-net/feed/ 0 http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2010/02/twelve-tunes-for-two-banjos/ http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2010/02/twelve-tunes-for-two-banjos/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:19:45 +0000 admin http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2010/02/twelve-tunes-for-two-banjos/ http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2010/02/twelve-tunes-for-two-banjos/feed/ 3 http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2009/11/fire-in-my-bones/ http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2009/11/fire-in-my-bones/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:18:05 +0000 admin http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/?p=839 http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2009/11/fire-in-my-bones/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Here’s some preview tracks from the new Tompkins Square Records release, “Fire In My Bones,” a really amazing gospel compilation. 1. Don’t Let Him Ride – Mississippi Nightingales 2. Storm Thru Mississippi – Henry[...] Here’s some preview tracks from the new Tompkins Square Records release, “Fire In My Bones,” a really amazing gospel compilation. 1. Don’t Let Him Ride – Mississippi Nightingales 2. Storm Thru Mississippi – Henry Green 3. How Long – Sister Ola Mae Terrell Other, Reviews, Uncategorized eli_smith@hotmail.com no no http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2009/06/interview-with-%c3%a6/ http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2009/06/interview-with-%c3%a6/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:41:15 +0000 Eli Smith http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/?p=751 http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2009/06/interview-with-%c3%a6/feed/ 1 0:00:01 On today’s show I speak with Aurelia Shrenker and Eva Primack, amazing singers and ex-UCLA enthnomusicology students who have relocated to New York and together form the singing duet “Æ.” They do a wonderful and unprecedented m[...] On today’s show I speak with Aurelia Shrenker and Eva Primack, amazing singers and ex-UCLA enthnomusicology students who have relocated to New York and together form the singing duet “Æ.” They do a wonderful and unprecedented mix of songs from the Balkans and Eastern Europe, mixed and mashed with ballads from the American South.  A & E sing together in a capella arrangements and also accompany themselves on accordion and panduri, a 3-string lute from the Republic of Georgia.  Because of their wonderful voices, good approach and depth of knowledge, it works really well. Tamar Korn, the singer with the Cangelosi Cards told me I had to come down to Barbes, a club in Brooklyn to hear Æ, so I went not knowing at all what to expect.  They were great!  I caught up with them a few days later to record this interview before they left for a West Coast tour. Check out their website for tour dates: www.myspace.com/aesings More info on the band bellow (from their press release): Æ (Aurelia Lucy Shrenker and Eva Salina Primack) has been performing as a duo for a year.  Aurelia and Eva have performed together in Europe, New York, and California and are finishing up their debut CD!  The two women bring together a deep knowledge of different vocal traditions, and create something new and daring with each song they sing together. They have chosen the name Æ (the joined a and e, officially pronounced “ash”) because it represents something of a dual nature–not singular, not plural, but exactly two.  They primarily perform a cappella but enjoy accompanying themselves on mountain dulcimer, accordion, and Georgian panduri.  In addition to their upcoming CD, Æ recently contributed to the soundtrack of “The Great Soviet Eclipse”, the newest film produced under the auspices of the Museum of Jurassic Technology and the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Information (www.mjt.org). Æ’s work is rooted in folk culture and never falls short of being visceral and provocative–in their music, the exuberance of youth and the reverence of ancient tradition coincide. A native of Santa Cruz, California, Eva Salina Primack has been studying, performing, and teaching Balkan music for most of her life. She has traveled and performed internationally, worked with many well-known Balkan and American musicians, and lives in Brooklyn.  In addition to her work with Æ, Eva has recently been working with Slavic Soul Party! (www.slavicsoulparty.com), the Italian balkan/jazz project Opa Cupa (www.myspace.com/opacupa), Which Way East(www.myspace.com/whichwayeast), Seido Salifoski’s Romski Boji, and Kadife.  Past collaborations and projects include Edessa (www.edessamusic.com), Tzvetanka Varimezova, and KITKA (www.kitka.org).With a foundation in classical voice, Aurelia Shrenker has sung traditional music from around the world since she was thirteen.  Originally from Massachusetts, Aurelia has traveled extensively, touring Europe and the United States with Vermont-based Northern Harmony (www.northernharmony.pair.com).  She currently performs as a soloist and with Æ. Aurelia has studied Georgian music for eight years and has visited the Republic several times as a musician, volunteer, and tour-guide. A former student of ethnomusicology at UCLA, Aurelia currently lives in Brooklyn and studies arts, education, and social justice at NYU. www.aesings.com (site still in development) Some of Æ’s friends & influences: Ethel Raim: From the CityLore website: Ethel Raim has spent the better part of her lifetime tuning American ears to the tremendous beauty of traditional music and ensuring that communities value and support their own cultural legacy. Her love of Balkan music brought her together with Martin Koenig to found the Balkan Arts Center in l966 — which was renamed Ethnic Folk Arts Center in the ‘80s, and later the Center for[...] Reviews, Shows eli_smith@hotmail.com no no http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2008/10/down-home-radio-makes-the-village-voices-best-of-new-york-issue/ http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2008/10/down-home-radio-makes-the-village-voices-best-of-new-york-issue/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:11:46 +0000 admin http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/?p=230 http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2008/10/down-home-radio-makes-the-village-voices-best-of-new-york-issue/feed/ 1 http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2008/04/%e2%80%9camerican-folk-music-left-wing-politics-1927-1957%e2%80%b3-a-book-review-by-mat-callahan/ http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2008/04/%e2%80%9camerican-folk-music-left-wing-politics-1927-1957%e2%80%b3-a-book-review-by-mat-callahan/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:45:42 +0000 Eli Smith http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2008/04/%e2%80%9camerican-folk-music-left-wing-politics-1927-1957%e2%80%b3-a-book-review-by-mat-callahan/ http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2008/04/%e2%80%9camerican-folk-music-left-wing-politics-1927-1957%e2%80%b3-a-book-review-by-mat-callahan/feed/ 0 http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2008/03/jb-smith-ever-since-i-have-been-a-man-full-grown/ http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2008/03/jb-smith-ever-since-i-have-been-a-man-full-grown/#comments Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:39:46 +0000 Eli Smith http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2008/03/jb-smith-ever-since-i-have-been-a-man-full-grown/ http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2008/03/jb-smith-ever-since-i-have-been-a-man-full-grown/feed/ 1